Back from New Zealand and catching up

Eric and I are home from our 3+ week trip to New Zealand and working on catching up with snail mail, preparations for our move to Townsville, and numerous writing projects (including a report on the trip). I'm trying to find time to sort and select photos for an album illustrating the trip report. Eventually the report will appear on Avalook. Our contact at Carlyle Gardens says the house is ready, so we're planning to drive to Townsville early next week to hand over a cheque for a large sum of money and collect the keys... assuming the house passes inspection.